Training

Have you been thinking about adding a puppy to your family but don’t know how you’ll juggle all the training…

• Manners?

• Housebreaking?

• Crate training?

• Leash walking?

 

Bay Paws is excited to roll out our Puppy Preschool program! We will do the training for you! Puppy Preschool will build a solid foundation for communicating effectively with your puppy, and will make life at home easier and more enjoyable for everyone!

 

The Puppy Preschool Training Program is led by certified dog trainers.  Puppies will participate in the following building block activities to put your puppy on the pathway to success!

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Potty Training: Potty Training is a crucial part of growing up and learning how to be part of a human family. Crate training happens in tandem with potty training, helping the puppy to learn to control the urge to go while they are confined.  They will be rewarded with a treat for going potty in the appropriate area. Puppies will have a designated outdoor potty yard separate from other dogs at Bay Paws Pet Resort. This is to ensure that we are doing everything to protect their developing immune systems.

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Obedience Training:  Puppies will learn several basic obedience commands that will build a solid foundation for communicating effectively to make life at home easier and more enjoyable. Commands covered include: 

• Name recognition: get the puppy’s attention

• Come: stop what they’re doing, move all the way over to human 

• Sit

• Down 

• Place: go to a spot, cannot move without being released

• Stay: Cannot move from sit, down, or place

• Up: jump up- invitation onto furniture or bed

• Off: jump down / no jumping on humans 

• Let’s Go: loose leash walking skills

• Release: release from ‘stay’ command

• Kennel: crate training- puppy goes in & out of crate and suite

• Hurry: go potty on command 

• No: stop that behavior  

• Toy: grab an appropriate toy and frolic instead of jumping, biting, etc.

• 1 trick: this will be a surprise for the parents! dependent on what the puppy is naturally inclined towards 

• Wait: pause, stop moving 

 

Cradle and Massage/Puppy’s First Bath:  Going to the vet or groomer can be scary for any pet, regardless of age or size. Cradle and Massage is a technique that helps desensitize the nervousness of touch around ears, feet, mouth, and tail. Your puppy will enjoy this one-on-one time while they gain confidence on being handled for exams and services like a pro. During the program, the puppy will receive their first bath in our grooming salon, where our groomer will go slow and give them time to ensure they are not fearful of baths or grooming as an adult. This is critically important for those breeds that will be groomed a lot in their lifetime (i.e. doodles, poodles, etc.)

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Puppy Manners/Romp Time: Throughout the day, puppies will engage in Puppy Romp Time where your puppy will learn to play nicely with all breeds and sizes of puppies. It is important for puppies to socialize with other puppies to learn  bite inhibition, communication skills, and maintain friendly responses to other dogs. Based on your puppy’s age and need for nap time, these times may be shorter or longer. All Puppy Romp Times are closely monitored by a Puppy preschool trainer. 

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Report Cards: As the Pet Parent, you will receive regular updates on your puppy’s progress; weekly you will receive a report card with your puppy’s homework. When your puppy has reached the time to join the “big kids” in group play, a Puppy Preschool Graduation will be held!